City Fire & Police Departments Taking Part in Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Three Fire Stations Drop-off Locations

October 25, 2018

When: Saturday, October 27, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Where: Station #7, Staples Street & Doddridge Street

Station #13, Waldron Road in Flour Bluff

Station #14, Staples Street & La Costa Drive

Who: Corpus Christi Fire Department

Corpus Christi Police Department

Drug Enforcement Agency

What: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Corpus Christi Fire Department and Police Department is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to provide locations where citizens can drop-off expired or no longer used prescriptions at three local fire stations from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. this Saturday. A DEA agent will be at all locations to collect the prescription medications and take away for proper disposal.

For more information, contact Captain James Brown at 361-826-8423 or by email at jamesb@cctexas.com.

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